Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After severe weather strikes and homeowners sort through the aftermath, they often see their insurance skyrocket or they’re ...

Oregon’s recently updated residential building codes are a win for consumers, guaranteeing new homes are engineered for energy efficiency and lower utility bills from day one - and won’t require ...

For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, ...

An international group that develops building codes adopted by a wide swath of U.S. cities and counties abruptly pared back a plan to force new homes to be more climate-friendly. The International ...

An international organization that develops model codes and standards for new construction is quietly preparing an energy conservation code that opponents argue is a backdoor climate initiative and ...

WASHINGTON, DC — The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Innovative Housing Showcase was held September 6-10 on the National Mall. The annual event raises awareness of innovative and ...

Building codes are adopted at the state or local community level. During their code adoption processes, there are typically questions related to new changes in the codes and the cost impact of the ...

Building codes don’t make the evening news. They’re a few hundred pages of technical requirements that almost nobody reads.